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    • The Hedgehog and the Unicorn: Why old-school moats beat modern growth hacks

      The meltdown of India's startup darlings proves that capital is not a moat—a lesson the gritty entrepreneurs of the License Raj understood all too well

    • PhonePe’s high ESOP expenses a drag on EBITDA margins, Macquarie report

      Walmart-owned payment firm's ESOP payments, which have exceeded Rs 2,000 crore for three consecutive years, are expected to continue the trend this fiscal as well

    • RBI approves Rajan Bajaj as MD & CEO of Slice Small Finance Bank

      Founded in 2016, Slice began as a credit and payments platform catering largely to young, digitally savvy consumers.

    • ixigo acquires majority stake in Spain's online travel solutions firm for Rs 125 crore

      ixigo will acquire an upfront majority stake of 60% in Trenes, the second-largest train OTA in Spain, marking a significant milestone in ixigo’s international expansion into Europe.

    • IDfy raises Rs 476 crore led by Neo Secondaries Fund to fund global expansion, acquisitions

      Trust and verification platform will use the capital to scale internationally, invest in product innovation, and provide partial exits to early investors and employees.

    • AI startup nabs $100 million to help firms predict human behavior

      The startup said it aims to use its technology to anticipate the decisions a person might make in any given situation

    • Google Pay reports flat topline at Rs 1,500 crore in FY 25, net profit halves to Rs 50 crore

      Despite a high market share in UPI, Google Pay's revenue remains flat, a sharp contrast with competitors like PhonePe and Paytm, which report five times its annual earnings

    • Lending startup Olyv raises $23 million from Nandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum and SMBC Asia fund

      The fintech firm plans to use its Series B funding to expand into insurance, UPI payments, and business loans

    • Neobanking fintech FiMoney pivots to B2B, lays off staff in consumer business

      Most neobanks have struggled to monetise their customers meaningfully by providing a concierge banking service

    • Upstox eyes Charles Schwab-style playbook as cofounder Ravi Kumar drives diversification, profitability

      After losing momentum in user growth post its ad blitz, India’s fifth-largest broker is doubling down on active traders, mutual funds, lending and wealth products to build a sustainable, profitable platform

    • Karnataka signs LoI with Germany’s Düsseldorf to boost startup, innovation collaboration

      Partnership to enable market access, soft-landing support; focus on Industry 4.0, health tech and green technology

    • San Francisco emerges as the world’s most start-up friendly city, according to a new index

      San Francisco tops the Multipolitan Startup Friendly City Index, leading global innovation hubs with top start-up activity, talent, and venture capital.

    • Moj launches Rs 20-crore micro drama accelerator to back India’s next storytellers

      The programme is designed to scout, fund and groom upcoming storytellers creating episodic micro dramas -- bite-sized series built for mobile-first audiences

    • PhonePe IPO: Walmart-backed firm’s UPI dominance, new riskier businesses and other risk factors from DRHP

      In December, PhonePe processed close to 10 billion transactions worth over Rs 13.6 lakh crore through UPI platform

    • WanderOn raises Rs 54 crore in Series A fund raise led by DSG Consumer Partners, CAAF

      The company plans to expand its destination portfolio, strengthen high-demand categories such as adventure, sports-led and wellness travel.

    • Indian employee's German boss helps her US boyfriend find a job near her: 'Speechless'

      The bioprocess engineer at a biotech firm contrasted the experience sharply with her former employer in the US, where she said she prioritised work over her physical and mental health for nearly two years and ended up being laid off without any support.

    • OPINION | Startup India: A decade of democratising ambition

      Once upon a time in India, the average Indian child aspired to be a cricketer or a movie star. Now, they aspire to be founders

    • 22-year-old quits Rs 2.7 crore job at AI startup after 'grinding 12 hours a day': Cried in front of CEO

      'In the beginning, the work was super fun, but over time, slowly, it started to get a little bit more monotonous,' Daniel Min said. he shared that when his boss pulled him aside to check on him, Min burst out crying.

    • The greatest gift I gave myself: Samantha Prabhu on how entrepreneurship rewired her mindset

      While Prabhu has been stealing the spotlight for her roles in movies and series like Raji in The Family Man 2 or as Honey in Citadel, she says her foray into the business world has opened up new possibilities for her.

    • Delivery start-ups finally get the K-shaped economy they need

      Now could be the ideal environment for a service pandering to wealthy urbanites and in need of gig workers

    • Indian-origin co-founder of $300 million startup reveals the worst advice she got: ‘Hard work…’

      Selin Kocalar, 21, also encouraged young founders to adopt a long-term mindset, urging them to imagine themselves decades into the future and act in ways consistent with that vision.

    • Indian-origin techie quit corporate job to launch startup, helped Apple fight terrorism

      At Apple, Kalyani Ramadurgam held a highly sensitive role, where she worked on preventing the misuse of Apple Pay by terrorist networks.

    • Study shows clouds drive Earth’s growing heat imbalance more than pollution

      Earth is absorbing more heat than it releases, and new research suggests changing clouds, not cleaner air, are driving the imbalance, raising fresh questions about how quickly global warming could accelerate.

    • Start-up Street: In 2026, roadblocks are many, as are opportunities

      Overall funding for start-ups is likely to increase, with opportunities in new AI-related areas and Deep Tech, and start-ups are also entering Tier 2 and Tier 3 downs. But a few key risks bear watching

    • Customers migrating from Adobe, Salesforce to MoEngage: CEO Raviteja Dodda opens up on India flip, IPO

      Valued at around $800–850 million, the customer engagement platform says AI-led migrations from legacy marketing clouds, improving profitability and a largely secondary funding round are shaping its IPO roadmap

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